CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Water resources management in education for sustainable development
(Corresponding) Tzaberis N., Paraskeva D., Tatarakis N.
Topic:
Water treatment
Issues relating to water resources are included among the most serious environmental problems. Pollution and deterioration of the receiving surface water and groundwater, mainly from human activities, pose an immediate threat to natural ecosystems and the functions of biosphere reserves, the...Read more
Keywords:
Water resources management, education for sustainable development
Sustainable purification of greywater with green walls
(Corresponding) Boano F., Caruso A., Costamagna E., Fiore S., Demichelis F., Ridolfi L., Galvão A., Pisoeiro J., Rizzo A., Masi F.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
In this study, we describe a sustainable system for treatment and reuse of grey wastewater in urban areas through vertical green walls constructed on unused surfaces of buildings. The system integrates the benefits linked to the introduction of green spaces in urban areas with the advantages...Read more
Keywords:
domestic wastewater, green walls, greywater treatment, nature-based solutions, sustainable water management
Health Care Waste Management: Challenges and Solutions
(Corresponding) Halldorsdottir S.
Topic:
Hazardous waste management
Limited attention has been paid to health-care waste management despite an increase in public concern about the management of such waste on a global basis. The objective of this study was to analyse the issues and challenges of health-care waste management as well as possible solutions. It is...Read more
Keywords:
Health-care waste management; Sustainable practices; Protection of the environment; Environmental pollution; Infectious waste.
The inter-organizational green careers – literature review and a conceptual framework
(Corresponding) Sulich A., Piwowar-Sulej K.
Topic:
Innovative environmental solutions
The analysis of publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases revealed that there is a lack of research on designing an internal green career in companies. Therefore, the paper aims to present the searching results and characterize the possibilities of the development of internal...Read more
Keywords:
Environmental management, green HRM, green jobs, sustainable development
Towards decentralizing the energy system: production of bioenergy and bioproducts via anaerobic digestion
(Corresponding) VLACHOKOSTAS C., MICHAILIDOU A., (Corresponding) ACHILLAS C., (Corresponding) MOUSSIOPOULOS N.
Topic:
Biowaste
The model of circular economy has gained worldwide interest. Within its concept, biodegradable waste is viewed as a beneficial resource that needs to be re-introduced in the supply chains. The use of raw materials, energy, and water is also to be minimized. Undeniably, a strong link exists between...Read more
Keywords:
sustainable management; bioenergy; decision support system; multi-criteria analysis; bioeconomy
The effects of the Circular Economy (CE) are positive and negative. However, the beneficial aspects are widely considered. The CE creates a link between economic growth and limited resources by cuts waste from the production system. Therefore, CE is associated with increased prosperity, the...Read more
Keywords:
Green Economy, Management, Sustainable Development.
Green walls for greywater treatment and reuse in Mediterranean countries
Martinuzzi N., Rivai K., (Corresponding) Rizzo A., Masi F., Sarnari B., BOUSSELMI L.
Topic:
Sustainable water management in the mediterranean – technological solutions, demonstration and deployment
This paper describes four case studies in which two types of green walls are implemented for greywater treatment and reuse in Mediterranean countries, Living walls and Green façade. Green walls are vertical vegetated systems that can be integrated into urban environments, providing various benefits...Read more
Keywords:
Greywater; Sustainable Water Management; Green Walls; Nature-Based Solutions
Comparative analysis of WtE technologies based on multiple criteria analysis and life cycle considerations
Mertzanakis C., (Corresponding) VLACHOKOSTAS C.
Topic:
Waste strategies development
Nowadays, a range of alternative options and technologies for Waste to Energy are currently available and analytically discussed in the effort to promote energy production and rational waste management. In this paper, a generic methodological scheme is proposed for the comparative analysis of WtE (...Read more
Environmental monitoring and sustainable planning for tourism in Balos lagoon in Western Crete
(Corresponding) Skiniti G., Lilli M., Skarakis N., Tournaki S., Nikolaidis N., Tsoutsos T.
Topic:
Environmental impacts of tourism and sustainable tourism development
Balos lagoon was used as the case study to test a new methodology developed under the CROSS-COASTAL-NET initiative, Development of a Cross-Border Network for the Promotion of Sustainable Coastal Tourism, which is underneath the Interreg Greece–Cyprus program. The project examines the regions of...Read more
Keywords:
Sustainable Tourism; Ecosystems monitoring and management; NATURA 2000; Carrying Capacity; environmental quality
LCA of Applying a Smart Farming System – Implementing a Territorial Approach for Recommending Good Agricultural Practices
(Corresponding) Karagkounis A., Fragkou E., Tsegas G., Barmpas F., Moussiopoulos N.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
This study is part of the LIFE GAIA Sense project, aiming to evaluate the environmental efficiency of Smart Farming (SF) through LCA and to produce recommendations for good agricultural practices. Thus, the environmental performance of SF treatment, specifically regarding fertilizers/pesticides...Read more
Keywords:
life cycle analysis, air quality management, environmental management, sustainable agriculture, smart farming
